All language subtitles for The Night My Number Came Up (1955)

Will you tell the wing commander

that commander Lindsay
would like to see him?

- Is he expecting you, sir?
- No.

I'm sorry, sir, he's very busy.

Will you tell him
it's very urgent?

If you can explain
what the business is...

I'll explain to him, personally.

I'll try, sir.

There's the air traffic
controller, sir.

- Perhaps he can help you.
- I'm sorry,

I know you're busy this morning.

I'm commander Lindsay.

I'd like to see
the wing commander urgently.

I'm sorry, sir. Anytime but now.

You've heard the news
this morning, haven't you?

I have. That's why I'm here.

- You've got some information?
- I have something to say.

Something that
the wing commander must know.

I see. Would you come this way?

Come in.

Commander Lindsay
to see you, sir.

I'm sorry to break in on you
like this, but I had to see you.

That's all right, commander,

if you've something important
to tell me.

Perhaps I ought to explain
something about myself.

You don't have to, commander.
I know you well by reputation.

Well, I hope that's good enough
for you to trust me

because what I'm going
to ask you to believe is...

Was air marshal sir John hardie
in this missing Dakota?

I'm not at Liberty to give
the names of the passengers.

Was he?

Have you any further news of it?

No.

It was last known
to be flying northward

over the mainland of Japan.

Do you know
the coastline of Japan well

and the surrounding islands?

I flew most of the air routes
in the east for 20 years.

Do you know of a small bay,
wild, rocky, with steep cliffs,

a headland
with a small lighthouse on it,

a straggling line
of fishing huts on the beach,

and two or three big,
twisted rocks in the sea

- around the headland?
- Why do you ask me this?

Do you know any part
of the Japanese coast like that?

It might apply to a great many
parts of the coast.

Wild and rocky up here,
but that's the northwest.

But are there lighthouses,
small fishing villages?

Lighthouses, certainly, because
it's a treacherous coast.

And fishing villages,
plenty of them.

Have you searched that area?

My dear fellow, it's miles out.

The last signal was at 1328
from here over the mainland.

They were flying northeast
direct for Tokyo.

For all that,
will you search that area,

send everything you can?

Aircraft, naval units,
search parties,

and comb that northwest coast
at once.

But I must have some reason,
commander.

If I did tell you, you'd laugh
at me and do nothing.

You've got to trust me
and do what I say.

But the last radio message
was from here!

There was heavy cloud and they
were approaching high mountains.

Everything suggests
a crash in these mountains.

The lives of all these people
may be saved

if you do what I ask.

I'm not mad, I'm not a crank.

I implore you to do this
before it's too late.

Ask the controller
to come in, will you?

Very good, sir.

- Yes, sir?
- That message from ss dollfuss

that came in this morning,

where did they report seeing
this aircraft?

Way out here, sir, more than 60
miles out in the sea of Japan.

- Then it was seen!
- I think for certain

it was a naval aircraft
off a carrier.

- Did they give its direction?
- No, sir, there was heavy mist.

- What time was this report?
- 1610.

Then it's possible
it could've been!

All right.

Send this message to Tokyo.

Search area: Sado island

and northwest coast
from akita to toyama.

Very good, sir.

Well, commander,
the message is gone.

Would you explain things
to me now?

If I did, you'd cancel it.

If this turns out to be
a waste of time,

I shall have a good deal
to answer for.

And if they do find them
up there,

perhaps I'll come back
and explain everything.

- Goodbye.
- Goodbye.

- Good day, sir.
- Good day.

I got that away, sir.

They tell me commander Lindsay
flew in from Singapore

with the air marshal
in this Dakota last Monday.

Did he?

So he did.

You know, in a sense,
this is my last lap.

After this, I'm carrying on
in a liberator.

You're going the long way home,
aren't you?

Oh, yes, well,
I met a lot of friends

when we were operating
in the pacific,

some of them Americans who are
now in Tokyo and Washington.

I just thought it'd be
a good idea

to look them up on the way home.

We'll be landing very soon, sir.

Good.

Oh, by the way, we'll be
coming in on runway 1-3.

If you've never flown
into Hong Kong before,

you'll be amazed at the approach
we have to make.

What does he mean by that?

Runway 1-3, 13, ominous.

You naval types seem to thrive
on superstition.

All the same, runway 1-3
has a very dicey approach.

Bit of a corker, isn't it?

Piece of cake.

- Hello, sir.
- How are you?

Mr. robertson's called
for you, sir.

- Hello, Robbie.
- Hello, John, how are you?

- Fine.
- Did you have a good trip?

Yes, perfect, thanks.
This is commander Lindsay.

An old friend of mine,
Mr. robertson.

- How do you do?
- How do you do?

Lindsay, you're the new man

- on the naval staff.
- That's right.

This is flight lieutenant
McKenzie, my personal assistant.

- How do you do?
- How do you do, sir?

I'll go and see
about the luggage.

- Right you are, Mac.
- Where are you staying?

I've got a room at the officer's
club for the time being.

Well, thanks for the lift, John.
Very enjoyable flight.

Don't mention it.
I'll see you again before I go.

What about lunch tomorrow?
“Well...

Are you doing anything
for dinner tomorrow night?

- No, nothing.
- Why not dine with us?

I'd like to very much.

Just the family,
my wife and daughter.

I'll send a car
to pick you up at the club.

- 7:00 suit you?
- Fine! I'll be ready.

Strange people, the Chinese.

The oldest civilization
on earth,

yet even today, so many of them
allow their lives

to be controlled by fears
and superstitions

that we laugh at as childish,
medieval.

What on earth's all that about?

It's the ceremony
of the returning spirit.

For one night,
the dead come back

to spend a few hours
in their old home.

The relations do everything
in their power

to make it a happy return.

Sounds like
they're driving it away.

No, no, they're driving
the evil spirits away

so that the good one
may return in peace.

How do they know
when it's coming back?

They're told through dreams
and omens.

Times have changed in China,

but many families still cling
to the old beliefs,

customs that go back
thousands of years.

And do they believe
what their dreams tell them?

Well, they don't regard them
as dreams

quite in the way that we do.

They regard them as visions
of things to come.

They believe that everything
in their lives is preordained

and a dream is a glimpse
into the future

sent for their guidance.

Good thing the commander
isn't a chinaman.

Why, what's the commander
been doing?

He had the weirdest dream
last night.

It wasn't anything.

Gave me the willies.

Tell us what happened.

Oh, I was tired, that's all.

It was too much lobster
for dinner.

Well, I must be going.

You're not going till you've
told us about the dream.

Besides, you haven't had
your coffee yet, commander.

No, no, I won't...

- Yes, let's hear it.
- Yes, come on, tell us, Lindsay.

Oh... it was just a silly,

jumbled-up affair
like any other dream,

all mixed up
with that Dakota aircraft

we flew in
from Singapore yesterday.

I wasn't in it myself, I was
seeing it from the outside.

I saw the passenger compartment.

There were... six, seven...

Eight people.

One of them was
a very attractive young woman.

I'd been with you all day,
so I suppose it was natural

I should see you there.

And one was
a very important civilian.

That must've been you, daddy.

Honey, yes, I'm sure it was.

Go on, what happened?

Well, they were lost.

They talked about the radio,
it had failed.

They were short of fuel,

they only just had enough
to get to the coast.

You mean we were
over the sea somewhere?

I imagine so, they kept
talking about the mainland.

They were in very heavy cloud.

It was snowing,
it got darker and darker.

Then suddenly,
they were out of the cloud

and there was a bay
surrounded by reddish cliffs,

a rock-strewn beach,

a lighthouse
on a small headland,

and at one end of the beach,
a sort of fishing village.

It's an odd thing about dreams.

You'll see a place vividly
in every detail,

and yet for the life of you,

can't remember
having seen it before.

And you say I was in it?

Yes.

And it was a twin-engine plane,
a Dakota?

Yes, that's right.

Really, commander,
I think that's a terrible story

to tell to flying men.

Well, all I can say is
I'm glad we're going

in a liberator and not a Dakota.

- But we are going in a Dakota.
- But...

I only heard myself
just before dinner.

We're going on
in the same Dakota.

You're joking, surely.

Well, I wouldn't worry
if I were you, Lindsay.

After all, you did say
there were eight passengers.

Yes.

Well, anyway, we won't have
an important civilian

or a girl on board.

Will it be takeoff
the same time tomorrow, sir?

Yes, 10:00.

Well, I must be going.
Please don't move.

- Goodbye, Mrs. robertson.
- You must come and see us again.

- Will you be here for some time?
- Oh, yes, I think so.

Thank you
for a very nice evening.

- Good night.
- Come along, John.

- We"ll see him off.
- Right.

- Good night.
- Good night.

Get the flight lieutenant
a drink, dear.

Well, if you'll excuse me,
I'm rather tired.

I think I'll say good night too.

- Yes, of course, I...
- No, please,

do stay and have your drink.

- Good night, darling.
- Good night, mother.

- Good night, Mrs. robertson.
- Good night.

What a nice man he is.

- Who?
- The air marshal.

Oh, yes, he's all right.

It must be interesting
being his personal assistant.

In a way.

And you like it?

Oh, yes, it's interesting, but
other chaps, you know, they...

They think you've wangled
a cushy job for yourself.

They don't give you a dfc
for a cushy job.

Oh, I got that long ago, 1940.

Battle of britain.

Yes, I'd have been
a squadron leader by now

if the air marshal hadn't pulled
me out to be his pa.

But it was a great compliment,
wasn't it?

You might call it that,
but it, uh,

put the lid
on what I hoped to do.

Have you been over here long?

I was born here.

Daddy's been
in Hong Kong for ages.

I was at school in england
when the jap war started.

Mommy and daddy were interned.

I didn't see them
for nearly five years.

Did they have a bad time?

Mm, I think so.

Thanks.

Here's to happy days
in good old england.

Here's to you, Robbie.

You know, I often wondered,
after all you've been through,

why... why you came
back here at all.

Best way to make up
for lost time.

You're still a young man,
you've got plenty of time.

Oh, if I were to step up now,

it would mean
another five good years.

Might get to be a governor.

Stranger things have happened.

Yes, I'd like to see you
as a governor.

If I don't, then I go back
to england next year,

just one more civil servant
who didn't get quite as far

as he thought he should.

- Come in.
- Excuse me.

Is there anything else
for tonight, sir?

No, I don't think so.

I've checked with the airport.
Everything's okay.

All right, thanks.
Good night, Mac.

Good night, sir.

- Good night.
- Good night.

That young man seems to have
a good opinion of himself.

- Does he get on your nerves?
- Not when you get to know him.

Mac was one of the best fighter
pilots in the battle of britain.

And then, quite suddenly...

Well, it was the way
things happened in those days.

Complete breakdown.

He got better, of course,
in a manner of speaking,

but there was
no more fighting for him.

But he still flies.

Only as a passenger,
never as a pilot.

He's a braver man than I am.

I'd sooner walk for a week
than fly for an hour.

You don't mean to say
you've never flown.

Please don't breathe it
outside this room.

I've never flown in my life.

The governor's on the phone,
daddy, will you take it in here?

Ah, yes, thank you, my dear.

What's the governor want
at this hour of the night?

Hello?

Good evening, your excellency.

Yes, yes, he's here with me now.
Just a moment.

It's for you, John.

He's got lord Wainwright
with him.

Wainwright?
Oh, that's wonderful.

- Hello?
- Good evening.

Yes, he flew in this morning
from Singapore.

He's on his way to Tokyo
for the trade conference.

Now, as you're flying there
yourself tomorrow,

he's wondering whether
he could keep you company.

Yes, of course, that's splendid.

Well, he's here now.
Just a moment.

He'd like a word with you.

Thank you.

Hello, John! How are you?

I'm fine, thanks.
Haven't seen you for ages.

It's a bit of luck
catching you here.

Well, it'll be good to see you
and hear the news.

What time are you leaving?

- 10:00, is that all right?
- That'll suit me.

Oh, splendid. Well,
I'll pick you up about 9:30.

- Good night, bertie.
- Good night, John.

Fancy old bertie Wainwright
turning up here.

We used to be
at school together.

He was the most awful ass
in those days.

He's a big shot now though.
What is his job exactly?

He's practically my boss.

Advisor on eastern affairs
to the foreign office.

Well, I must try and put in
a good word for you.

I'm just one of a crowd to him.

I don't suppose
he's ever heard of me.

You know, it's funny.

That dream Lindsay
told us about this evening.

He said there was
a very important civilian

in the aircraft.

Oh, yes, so he did.

Well, here he is.

Wainwright.

I suppose if I were a chinaman,
I should take that as an omen.

Oh, if you were Chinese,
you'd take it for granted.

He expects his dreams
to come true.

Of course, if you use
enough imagination

and put things together,
you can always make a dream

look as if it comes true.

It's a lot of bunkum.

It's always puzzled me why
an extremely intelligent people

like the Chinese retain
their medieval ideas

about dreams and omens
and suchlike.

I shouldn't worry
if I were you, John.

- I'm not worried!
- Will you have another drink?

No, thanks.
I think I'll turn in.

What time do you have breakfast?

Any time after 7, is that okay?

Perfect, thanks.

Well, I have enjoyed
this little stay, Robbie.

I wish it could've been longer.

Yes, if you could've stayed
a few more days,

we could've had some golf.

Oh, dear. We don't usually get
calls this time of night.

Well, it may be Wainwright
about something.

More likely a wrong number.
It's a terrible exchange.

Hello?

Yes, that's right.

- It's the governor again.
- Oh.

Yes, robertson speaking.

Oh, that's all right, sir,
I was only just going up.

Are you there, robertson?

Is it all right?

Yes, sir, it's... it's all right.

Good. Is the air marshal there?

Yes, he's right here.

The governor wants
to speak to you.

What's the trouble?

Hello?

I'm sorry to have
to bother you again,

but Wainwright's very keen

to have robertson
with him in Tokyo.

It's a question of Japanese law.

Now, he'll also need
a good stenographer.

I've suggested miss Campbell.

Robertson knows her work.

That means there'll be four,

counting Wainwright's
private secretary.

Can you cope with that number?

Yes, of course,
no trouble at all.

I'm afraid I shall be unable
to see you off,

so I wish you bon voyage now.

Glad to understand.
Thank you sir.

- Goodbye.
- Goodbye.

Well, that's that.

Did he tell you
that I was wanted?

Yes, isn't that splendid?

What's the matter?

Oh, Robbie, I'm sorry,

I was forgetting
you've never flown.

No, it's not that, it's, um...

This other thing.

It's uncanny.

The dream,
is that what's worrying you?

It's just an odd coincidence.

Coincidences are happening to us
every day of our lives.

Not to me, they're not.

Listen, Robbie,
you must be sensible.

You can't seriously suggest that
I should ask lord Wainwright

to travel in a different plane
than mine

simply because some fellow
had a dream.

- No.
- If we changed our plans

every time somebody had a dream,
things would soon be in chaos.

Besides, Lindsay said
there were eight passengers

in that confounded dream of his,
and we're only six.

So it doesn't make sense anyway.

Hello there!

Good morning!

I say, it's the most
extraordinary thing.

- Do you know what's happened?
- What?

We've got our important person,
lord Wainwright,

and a girl,
just what the commander saw.

My dear boy, millions of people
dream dreams every night.

- Yes, but if it did happen...
- If it did happen,

then there's no such thing
as reality.

I've been studying
these oriental superstitions

for years.

The more I've learned,

the more ridiculous
and childish it becomes.

Take my advice and forget it.

Has lord Wainwright arrived?

Not yet.
We expect him at any moment.

Excuse me, sir.

Pardon the Liberty, sir,
but are you one of the officers

flying in that Dakota
over there, sir?

- Yes.
- Well, they say you're stopping

at okinawa.

Yes, I believe we are.

Well, me and my mate here,

we've been on three days' leave
from okinawa.

We're with the reme unit
attached to the yanks.

Well, we were due to leave
early this morning, sir.

Well, sir,
we missed the bus, like,

and now we want to get back.

No, no, McKenzie, certainly not,
it's quite impossible.

You'll have to see
the authorities and wait.

Well, sir, I only thought that...

No, I'm afraid it's
entirely out of the question.

Yeah, what did I tell ya?

Blinkin' civilians.

Never was no good.

You're right there, pal.

Give me the service bloke
every time.

- Yeah.
- When a man like lord Wainwright

is on a confidential mission,
is it usual to pick up

every Tom, dick, and Harry
who wants a lift?

That isn't what
was worrying you.

If we'd been eight
and they'd have made us ten,

you'd have paid them to come.

You might care to know
that I've written a book

which proves the absurdity
of superstition.

- Good morning, miss Campbell.
- Good morning.

Good morning.

How do you do?

Mr. robertson, I'm sorry you
didn't want me to come with you.

Oh, I didn't mean that.

They told me you rang
the office this morning

suggesting that one of the men
went in my place.

Well, I just thought that, um...

A long journey by air and
an arduous conference to follow,

the strain might've been
too much for you.

It was kind of you
to think of it that way,

but I'm certain
I shall be all right.

It was no reflection
on your ability, I assure you.

I'm glad it wasn't that.

I begged them to let me come.

I haven't been
to a big conference before,

and it's tremendously exciting.

Excuse me.

Well, here they come.
Will you excuse me?

- I must go and meet them.
- Yes, of course.

Mr. robertson,
lord Wainwright has arrived.

Oh.

Thank you.

Ah, Robbie.

This is Mr. robertson.

- Good morning.
- How do you do, sir?

I'm sorry to have done this
to you at such short notice.

Not at all, sir.
Delighted to be of service.

It's lucky
to have found you here.

I must confess, I don't speak
a word of Japanese.

If it weren't for you,
I should've walked in

on this conference
and made a fool of myself.

You wouldn't have done that,
sir.

You're an expert
in these matters.

Well, there are two kinds
of experts in the world:

The ones who have learned
from books, like myself,

and the ones who learn
from experience, like you.

Too many of my kind
and not enough of yours.

- Good morning, sir.
- Good morning.

Oh, um, come and meet
lord Wainwright.

Bertie, this is the captain
of our aircraft,

- squadron leader Walker.
- Good morning.

- Good morning, sir.
- What sort of forecast have you?

- Favorable, sir.
- Good.

Oh, there's just one thing.

We haven't the range
to make Tokyo in one hop.

We'll refuel at okinawa.

We shan't be in okinawa
until about 5:00,

and then there's
an hour's refueling.

That means a night journey
on to Tokyo.

Look, I was wondering,
if you'd prefer it,

we could sleep the night
in okinawa

and then take a daylight trip

along the Japanese mainland
in the morning.

- That's an excellent idea.
- Right, then I'll fix it.

Oh, Mac, will you send
a signal to okinawa

and reserve accommodation
for tonight?

Very good, sir.

Excuse me, sir.

Just one more thing.
What's that?

There are a couple
of soldiers outside

who want a lift back to okinawa.

It appears
they missed their bus back.

John, I can't imagine
why these two men

should persist in this way.

They spoke to me outside.
I made it quite clear to them

that it was impossible for them
to travel back on this aircraft.

They're a decent enough
couple of fellows.

They wouldn't be
any bother, sir.

But lord Wainwright is certain
to want to discuss

important matters
during the flight.

Thank you, robertson,

but personally, I wouldn't dream
of refusing them on my account.

If these men are due back
at their unit,

I see no reason why
my presence should stop them.

- Will there be enough room?
- There's room for 12, sir.

How many should we be, eight?

Well, I see no reason...

No logical reason.

Shall I tell them, sir?

- Yes.
- Right.

Let us know when
you're ready to go.

Quite soon now, sir.

- About ten minutes.
- Right.

Well, we should be sitting down
for a long while.

- Shall we have a stroll outside?
- Why not?

Brandy, please.

A large one.

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

Of all the things,
have you heard what's happened?

Those blighters
have pulled it off

and got a lift to okinawa.

So we're eight after all.

Seven men and a girl.

Full steam ahead for the dream.

I say, sir, you're not fit
for this, you shouldn't come.

They'll find someone
to take your place in Tokyo.

You're implying that I'm afraid.

- I never said that.
- That's what you meant.

No, really, I...

And are you the sort of man
who can accuse another of...

I'm sorry.

Will you have a drink with me?

Mm-hmm.

I'll have a beer.

I don't pretend
to be a brave man.

I hate flying.

But I've got a job to do,
and I'm going to do it,

no matter what anybody dreams.

I have an idea you're
a darn sight braver than I am.

Well, here's to a good trip
and a happy landing,

even if the dream is complete,
right down to the girl herself.

And who's been dreaming
about me?

It's the most extraordinary
thing, we've just been ta...

What's extraordinary?

Well, nothing.

You said the dream was complete,
including me.

That's the extraordinary thing.

And because of me,
you didn't have a safe landing.

- No, I never said that.
- L1 heard you say,

"here's to a safe landing,
even if the dream's complete,

right down to the girl herself."

I assure you, miss Campbell,
it's nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

Look, I'll tell you all about it
when we get to okinawa, hmm?

What difference does it make?
Why not tell me now?

Because I like being mysterious,
that's why.

- Oh, excuse me, gentlemen.
- Yes?

Are you passengers
on the Dakota for Tokyo?

Yes, we are.

Well, we're ready
for departure, sir.

Thank you,
we'll come right away.

Hello, Robbie.

I think you'll find this seat
the most comfortable, sir.

Thank you.
You'll have a nice view

of the harbor
and the coastal towns from here.

Do we follow the coast for long?

For about half an hour, sir,
and then we make for formosa.

I think if Mr. robertson
could sit here with me...

Oh, certainly, sir.

Then we can go through my notes
for the conference.

Will you fasten your safety
belts, please, gentlemen?

No smoking till after takeoff.

Is that special
military protection?

I'd hardly call them protection.

Can I take off, skipper?

Sorry, Reggie,
this is a tricky airfield.

I'd better do it myself.

I looked over these notes
last night.

They'll give you a rough idea of
the ground we've got to cover.

Oh, I'll read them over, sir.

Let me know what you think
the Japanese point of view

would be on, uh,
these clauses, three and four.

Three and four.

Tower from raf air 632.

Permission to change frequency
to approach control, over.

Listen, bertie.

You sit here, John.

Oh, thank you, Robbie.

Look, I've been glancing
at this map.

When we leave okinawa,
it wouldn't take us

much out of our way if we passed
over Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Oh, yes, that'd be interesting.

Have you flown
over there before?

No, that's what made me
suggest it.

Look, this is roughly
where we are now, um,

yeah, about here.

You know you've made me
awfully curious.

Why won't you tell me
what this mystery is?

I'll tell you all about it
when we get rid

of those two soldiers
at okinawa.

What have they got to do
with it?

Everything.

Yeah, my woman will have

something to show around
when she gets my letter

saying I've traveled
with all these nobs.

There's only a couple of nobs.

The others have been thrown in
just to make it look important.

Well, all the same.
If I'd known I was gonna travel

with lord what's-his-name,
I'd have cleaned my cap badge.

Yeah.

Okay, Reggie,
you can take over now.

I'll drop back for a bit
and ease my legs.

Thanks a lot.

Oh, Kent, did you pick up
my book this morning?

Yes, sir.

- Thank you.
- May 1?

Well, excuse me.

Well, sir, how's the trip?

Fine. Are we on schedule?

Yes, sir, so far
as per the flight plan.

There'll be coffee and a shack

coming around
a moment or two, sir.

That will be very acceptable.

Well, you seem to have made

a good impression
on the great man.

- You think so?
- Well, I'm sure of it.

I said last night that I'd
put in a good word for you.

I don't think you need it now.

If only one could feel easy
in one's mind.

You're not still worrying
about that dream, are you?

I know it's absurd, but I didn't
sleep a wink last night.

- Oh, neither did I.
- You didn't?

Well, you know the story
of the old lady

when they asked her
if she believed in ghosts,

and she said,
"no, of course I don't,

but I'm still frightened
of them."

Well, I think that applies
to anything supernatural.

You don't honestly think
that a thing like that

could happen just because
somebody dreams it?

Well, if I said it couldn't,

I should begin to think that
it was going to at any moment.

No, I'd rather say to myself
it might,

then somehow
I don't think it will.

There's a good deal
of interference, skipper.

Seems like an electric storm
somewhere ahead.

What do they report in okinawa?

A certain amount of low cloud,

just like sea mist building up.

It's funny, isn't it?

You on your way home,
your last flight;

me, perhaps on the edge
of something

I've prayed for all my life.

Here we are,
this absurd, ridiculous thing

hanging like some
great black curtain

between us
and what we want so much.

Well, you'll enjoy it
all the more

when you get through
the black curtain.

Then you think we shall?

Well, now, Robbie,
don't start that again.

- Coffee, sir?
- Thank you.

- Ham sandwich?
- No, not for me, thank you.

- Coffee, sir?
- Thank you.

- Sandwich?
- No, thank you.

Shift it.

Coffee, sir?

Ah, yes, thanks.

I'd almost forgotten
where I was.

These thrillers,
extraordinarily ingenious.

They just found a dead man
disguised as a scarecrow,

been standing in the field
for six weeks

with a laborer hanging a coat

on his outstretched arms.

You'd have thought by that time,

they'd have begun
to notice something.

You won't feel like
a ham sandwich then, sir?

No, thank you.

Well, we shouldn't be long now.
How are you feeling?

I'll be very thankful
for a good night's sleep.

Well, you'll get that in an hour
or so when we touch down.

Or maybe less.

Would you care to sit here, sir?

Oh, thank you, Mac.

Well, I don't see why
he should have all the fun.

Thank you, Mac.

Oi, it's a ruddy great storm
over there.

I wonder what it's like
going through a storm like that.

You won't have to wonder
much longer.

Wait till we catch up
with the rsm.

Blimey, what a storm.

Alter course 20 degrees to port.

We'll try and miss that stuff.

Okay. There's no guarantee
we'll miss it there either.

No, but we've a better chance

than flying straight for it,
haven't we?

Excuse me.

I was wondering just now,

I can't understand why Lindsay
should've told you

about that dream last night.

Well, why shouldn't he?

It seems peculiar for a man

suddenly to describe a dream
for no reason.

What gave rise to it,
what led up to it?

Oh, I don't know.

He yawned, said he was sleepy,

and said he hoped he'd have
a better night than last night,

and... that led him
into the dream.

If he hadn't told you,
we should be enjoying

this flight
without a care in the world.

It wouldn't have altered
the risk, would it?

I really don't know.

It's an interesting theory,
isn't it?

Perhaps nothing happens
in this world

unless somebody dreams
about it first.

This dream that
we're mixed up in,

did Lindsay tell you any more
about it than he told us?

Yes, he did,
as a matter of fact.

What?

Nothing much.

Well, what was it?

Well, he described the
passengers a bit more clearly.

There were eight of them.

One was a coarse, flashy type
with a loud voice.

Well, that doesn't fit
very well, does it?

None of us is coarse
or flashy, and the...

The soldiers are very quiet.

Was there anything else?

What else was there?

Why talk about it?

Why not tell me?

There's no need
to treat me like a child.

Whatever he said,
I'd like you to tell me.

If you must know,
it was pretty awful at the end.

Just before the crash, one
of the passengers went crazy,

mad with fright.

The other passengers
had to hold him down.

He lost all control of himself.

Well, naturally, Lindsay
didn't tell you that part

in front of your wife
and daughter.

Would you fasten
your safety belts, please?

There's nothing to worry about.

We're running into
a patch of storm.

You were right, Reggie,
we didn't miss it.

Uh-uh, here it is.

Will you fasten
your safety belt, please, sir?

What a story to tell the missus!

Yeah.

Have you earthed your set?

Of course I have, skipper.

Put the lights on
in the passengers' cabin?

- Yes, captain.
- Pulled the blinds?

No, I'll go and do that now.

How... how much longer will we be?

We should touch down
any minute now, sir.

Ah, thank god.

Raf air 632 from okinawa tower.

You are turn one for landing.

Runway 0-3, wind 0-4-5 degrees,

boy, I'll bet that's one limey
who'll be glad to see us.

Tower from raf air 632.

On final approach, over.

Raf air 632 from tower,
you are clear to land.

Not a bad landing
for a night like this!

Yeah.

For me, I'd sooner talk 'em down

than bring 'em down.

- Good evening, sir.
- Good evening.

Sir.

Sorry you had to fly through
one of those bad storms of ours.

It was disturbing
while it lasted,

but after all, these things
are interesting, you know,

I thoroughly enjoyed
the journey!

Quite sorry it's over!

- Be with you in a moment.
- All right.

Well, boys, I hope
you enjoyed the trip.

Well, all except the storm, sir.

Yes, that was far from pleasant.

I hope it didn't shake
you up too much.

That's all right,
we'll get over it.

Good. Perhaps you'll give me
the pleasure

of buying you a drink, hmm?

Where do you think you're going?

Now, don't let me interfere.

Take your time.

The army can wait.

Right, shut!

About turn!

Forward march!

Left, right, left, right,
left, right, left, right.

What did you say, service blokes
are better than civvies?

- Give me civvies every time.
- Right wheel!

You know, Robbie,
you should never play poker.

You haven't got the face for it.

You're quite right.

It's just a relief
after that nightmare journey.

Ah, here's the crew.

- Hello, Mac.
- Hello.

I guess it was amazing.

You see, it all fitted together,
right down to you.

One girl, he said,
and seven men.

Well, that was all right
at first

because we were only six,
and then at the last minute,

I'm blessed if those
two soldiers didn't turn up

to make us eight.

I'm glad you didn't tell me.

Well, Robbie, I think I'll go
and have a wash and brush up

before dinner.

I've been, uh, I've been
telling her all about it.

Have you?

It's a funny business,
wasn't it?

Funny? I think it was horrible.

Well the details weren't exactly
like the dream, you know.

The naval commander
didn't mention

the two private soldiers;
They were all civilians

except for the air marshal
and McKenzie here,

and then he spoke to you

about a coarse, flashy man
with a loud voice, didn't he?

Mm-hmm.

- Air marshal hardie?
- Yes.

I want to ask you a favor.

Now, my name's Bennett,
Walter Bennett.

I'm the managing director of
the anglo pacific trading co.

Perhaps you've heard of me.

- Here's my card.
- Well, what can I do for you?

Well, it's like this.

I hold a government warrant
to deal in war surplus.

I have all my papers here
if you'd like to see them.

No, that's quite all right.
What can I do?

Well, I'm on a big tour

of these eastern
military establishments

buying up stuff that, uh,
isn't wanted,

and me and my secretary,

that's the little bloke
over there,

we got off here a couple
of days ago to do a job,

and I have a very big deal
to put over in Tokyo

tomorrow night.

- Yes?
- Well, there isn't another plane

going through here
until Wednesday,

so seeing as you've got plenty
of room on that Dakota of yours,

I was thinking that you'd be
a decent chap and, uh,

give us a lift in the morning.

Very sorry, I'm afraid
it can't be done.

Well, why not?

I mean, there's only
the two of us,

and I've just been told that
two fellas got off here to stay,

so you won't be any more
than you were, will you?

That's not the point, it's
an entirely different matter.

I'm very sorry, but you'll have
to wait for another aircraft.

Are you on this Dakota?

- Yes.
- How many does it take?

- What do you mean?
- You know what I mean.

Passengers.

About a dozen I suppose. Why?

And, uh, there's six of you.

- That's right, isn't it?
- Well, what about it?

Well, what's the matter with
that air marshal of yours, eh?

Nothing as far as I know.

Listen, me and my secretary

have got to be
in Tokyo tomorrow.

Now, there isn't another
aircraft until Wednesday.

I ask him politely for a lift,

and he pretty well hits me
in the face.

Well, if he says you can't,
then you can't, can you?

Look, everybody helps
everybody else these days.

I mean, can't you make him see
some common sense”?

I'm ready to pay,
and pay well too.

It isn't a matter of money.

If you had all the money
in the world,

you couldn't buy yourself
a place

on an aircraft
on a special mission.

Look, I'm on a special mission!

And you'll have to get there
some other way, won't you?

Shall we go and get ready
for dinner?

Well, I think this is
where I go to bed.

It's been a long day
for an old man.

I should be going along
presently.

What time do you want
to get to Tokyo tomorrow?

Any time before dark.

We don't begin our talks
till the following morning.

Well, we should need six hours

if we're going by Nagasaki
and Hiroshima.

I think we should leave
at 10 in the morning.

That's a nice, comfortable time.

Then I'll see you at breakfast.
Good night, John.

Good night, bertie.

McKenzie, just a minute.

I'm going to my room now.

We shall get away
at 10 in the morning.

- Very good, sir.
- Send a signal through to Tokyo

first thing tomorrow,
tell them we're making

this diversion over Nagasaki
and Hiroshima.

- We should be in Tokyo about 4.
- Right, sir.

- Good night, Mac.
- Good night, sir.

Excuse me a minute, uh,

it's about this business
of mine in Tokyo.

Now, I'm very sorry
if I offended you this evening...

No, no,
there's no offense at all,

it's just that I couldn't help,
that's... oh, thank you very much.

Well, uh, perhaps I don't
explain things very well.

You see,
I'm not traveling around

picking up big profits
for myself, it's more than that.

It's something big
for the country

that I'm going to pull off
in Tokyo.

No, that's all right,
you keep it.

- No, please, they're yours.
- Oh, thank you.

Well, as I was saying, now,

this trade conference
that lord Wainwright's going to,

all the big jap businessmen
are going to be there

and the Americans too.

Now, why leave all
the best stuff for the yanks?

I mean, it's a great chance
for us British

to pull off something
really worth having

for the old country.

Well, if you're traveling
officially,

surely the British government
made accommodation for you.

They did, they did,
I got all my papers fixed up

by the department
of overseas trade.

Now, here they are, you're quite
welcome to have a look at them.

No, I'm quite sure
they're all right.

You see, they leave me to fix
my own traveling arrangements

because I never know how long
these jobs are going to take,

but I've never had
any difficulty before.

Whenever there was
a plane available,

I've been made very welcome,
everywhere.

Now, if you was to speak
to lord Wainwright,

he's all out for British trade.

Surely if there's room
on that Dakota of yours,

you're not going to leave me
behind here

to lose the biggest deal that
britain's had since the war.

- I shall have to consider it.
- But you, uh,

you will talk
to lord Wainwright?

Well, I may.

Oh, that's fine. That's fine!

Well, it's all okay.

I'm with you in the morning.

Drinks on me,
what're you gonna have, eh?

What do you mean,
you're with us in the morning?

Me and my secretary,

flying with you to Tokyo
in the morning.

But didn't you hear
what the air marshal said?

- He can't arrange it.
- He saw common sense

when he knew it was important.

He's just given me the okay
out there on the balcony.

Well, come on,
what're you gonna have, eh?

Well, you're a couple of fine
traveling companions, you are.

- Who is that chap?
- Did you know he got a passage

on the Dakota tomorrow
with his secretary?

First I've heard of it.
Who fixed him up?

He said the air marshal's
given him permission.

Oh, well,
there's plenty of room.

We often pick up people
these days.

But this is terrifying.
It's frightening.

That means there'll be
eight of us again,

just like the dream said.

- What dream?
- Oh, don't you know?

It's most uncanny.

There was a man in Hong Kong
who had an extraordinary dream...

You've had a little too much.

It's time you cooled off a bit.
You'd better come outside.

But Mac,
I've hardly had anything!

It's such a weird,
uncanny thing,

it gives you the creeps.

First of all, he dreamt
there was a Dakota,

there were eight passengers,
one of them was the air marshal,

another was
a very important person,

- and everything...
- Will you please stop it!

Oh, dear.

I think he's the one
that's had too much.

Excuse me.

Did you see all that?

No, what was it?

All about some mysterious dream.

Do you know anything about it?

Do you believe
in these things yourself?

I don't believe in anything
till I know what it is.

I thought he would've laughed
at it, like you did.

You don't seriously believe
these things, do you?

Don't you?

No, not really.

It always seems to me that
if something evil is foreseen,

then we say it's fate

and there's nothing
we can do about it,

but if it's good,

then we can take the credit
for ourselves.

I'm a skeptic, I'm afraid.

I suppose being interned
has made me think like that.

Internment doesn't seem
to have done the same

for Mr. robertson,
he believes all right.

Does he?

Why, yes of course.

That's why he didn't want me
to come on this trip.

Poor Mr. robertson.

And I was so cross with him.

You didn't answer my question,
did you?

Do I believe in premonitions,
is that it?

- Mm-hmm.
- I don't know.

I don't think so.

But I'm certain one should
never put such things

into the mind of a pilot,

it's asking for trouble.

Well, when you had
a long spell overtired,

you know, you often dream.

I remember once dreaming
I was over London in a fog

with the petrol running out.

A few days later,
there I was, over northolt

- in a dense fog.
- With no petrol?

Oh, plenty of that, they sent me
off to a clear airfield

- about 50 miles away.
- Then it wasn't like your dream.

- It never is, exactly.
- This one is.

We haven't crashed yet,
you're expecting too much

for your money.

Look, if you feel
badly about it,

there's something you can do
to alter the setup.

How can I?

It's this business
of the eight passengers

that upsets you, isn't it?

Well, the air marshal
is the one to decide,

you better see him about it.

Oh, no, I couldn't do...

Excuse me, could you tell me
where I can find

- air marshal hardie?
- Sir, end room on the right.

Thank you.

Come in.

- Oh, hello, Robbie.
- May I have a word with you?

Well, yes, of course,
what's the trouble?

That man Bennett and his friend,

you mustn't let them
come with us tomorrow.

- My dear Robbie.
- You're mad, John,

you're deliberately gambling
with people's lives.

You know, you're letting this
thing get on your nerves and...

There's something happening here
that none of us understands.

One of the men that Lindsay
saw in his dream was Bennett.

Nonsense,
I don't suppose Lindsay

ever saw Bennett in his life.

How could he have dreamt
that he was in the aircraft?

McKenzie told me he did.

He saw Bennett here and decided
to fit him into his dream.

McKenzie's very highly strung
and imaginative.

He told me before
he saw Bennett.

He told me in the aircraft
before we got here.

He described him exactly
as Lindsay described him

and it was Bennett.

Now look, Robbie, you're tired,

you must go to bed
and forget all this rubbish.

Is this your idea of leadership?

To lead these people
to certain death?

If you want to behave
like a child

frightened of the dark, then...

Well you're the one
that ought to stay behind.

I'm thinking of the others
as much as I am of myself.

Well, leave me to think about
them, it's my responsibility

who flies in this aircraft.

You realize that every detail
has come true,

that only one remains and that
that one will come true

as sure as fate
unless you stop it now.

I shall do what
I consider right.

And then you'll be
the only lucky one,

because you won't
be alive to know

the appalling thing you've done.

What on earth
was all that about?

- It was robertson.
- Yes, I saw him, what happened?

Well, he's upset
because he's overwrought.

- Why?
- Well, it's an absurd,

fantastic thing.

But...

No, I don't want
to worry you about it.

Sounded very violent,
isn't it something

I ought to know?

You're not seriously concerned,
John?

Are you?

Well, I don't know, bertie,

maybe events can be foreseen.

Certainly there's no effect
without cause.

And the cause
may be happening now?

Something like that.

Are you suggesting
that we don't take these...

What do you believe, John?

If we left these men behind,

we should be putting ourselves
back 1,000 years,

to the days when men were slaves
to witchcraft and black magic.

We can't do that
sort of thing in the middle

- of the 20th century, John.
- No, I don't suppose we can.

We must brush these primitive
things aside and behave like

intelligent, common sense men
in the age of reason.

All the same,
I wish this fellow Bennett

were at the bottom
of a coal mine,

- I shan't sleep a wink tonight.
- Nor shall I.

Well, if you don't,
then come in and we'll have

a game of gin rummy.

Thank you.

- Morning, George.
- Good morning, sir.

Did you sleep well? Wonderful.

That's the best night sleep
I've had for years.

- It's a lovely day, isn't it?
- Yeah.

If I'd brought my
bathing drawers, you know

I'd have gone down for a dip.

They say the sea's very
dangerous around here.

- Sharks.
- Sharks?

I'd love to see the shark
that could get the better of me.

Uh, two fried eggs
and a lot of bacon, please.

Good morning, my lord.

- Morning.
- Sleep well?

- Yes, thank you.
- Lovely day.

It's very pleasant,
very pleasant indeed.

- Morning.
- Morning.

- Morning, John.
- Morning, bertie.

Well, you didn't come in
to play gin rummy.

No, I went straight off,
I slept like a log, did you?

Fairly, quite fairly,
I had a dream.

- Oh, a good one, I hope.
- Blessed if I know, I can't

- remember a thing about it now.
- Morning, sir.

- Oh, good morning, Mac.
- Good morning, sir.

- Everything fixed up?
- Everything's all right, sir.

And what's the weather forecast?

We're fine all the way, sir.

Oh, good, uh...

Have you seen Mr. robertson
this morning?

Yes, I haven't seen him
since last night.

Well, I think you better go
and give him a knock,

it's past nine, if he wants any
breakfast he'll have to hurry.

Right, sir.

- Good morning, sir.
- Good morning, all set?

All ready, sir,
there's a bit of a headwind.

If we're going by
Hiroshima, Nagasaki,

we ought to get moving.

- Right, we're all ready I think.
- Very good, sir.

Did you give
Mr. robertson a call?

Why yes, sir,
I told him breakfast is ready.

- Did you see him?
- No, I just knocked.

He answered.

Did he sound all right?

Well, I think so, sir, he just
said thank you, that's all.

Shall I go and find him, sir?

No, don't worry, I'll go myself.

Hello, Robbie, I was just
coming to find you.

I'm so sorry,
have I kept you waiting?

No, we're just about ready,
that's all.

- Did you get some breakfast?
- They brought me some coffee.

- You're all right, aren't you?
- Yes, quite.

I don't as a rule
have much breakfast.

They told me
there was an aircraft

flying through to Hong Kong
this morning.

I took the opportunity
of writing a line to my wife.

- Have a nice trip, sir.
- Thanks.

You see, we shall hardly be out
of sight of land from now on.

This whole group of islands
stretches right across

- to the Japanese mainland.
- Uh, what's that little place

- down there, then?
- Uh, there, tokuno island.

Now, what would they do
on a place like that?

I haven't the faintest idea.

Look, we shall alter
course presently,

a little bit to the north,
there's Nagasaki.

Nagasaki, that's where they
dropped the atom bomb, isn't it?

- That's right, and here...
- But that's miles

- off our way to Tokyo.
- Oh, quite a bit.

Well, what's the point?

Well, the point is that we want
to see Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

But that will make us late
getting to Tokyo, won't it?

Oh, we should be there
about 5:00,

it will only add two hours
to our journey.

Are you having a successful
business trip, Mr. Bennett?

Well, pretty good, my lord,
I can't complain.

You know,
if I pull off this deal,

I'll make myself a packet.

Of course, it will do
the old country a bit of good

as well, you know?

I've had a very hard life,
you know,

things haven't always
worked out my way.

If I pull this one off,
I shall retire

and I'll get myself a suite
in one of those

posh London hotels
and a yacht in the mediterranean

and a nice country mansion,
'cause I'm a home-loving

sort of chap, you know? “Yes.

I don't fly
around the world for fun.

There's not much doubt
in his mind, is there?

No, I almost envy him
his confidence.

Oh, I don't know.

Anyone with sense has doubts.

It's being able to overcome them

yes, ll... l suppose you're right.

Tired?

- Hmm, bit of a head.
- Whiff of oxygen,

- that's what you want.
- Oxygen?

I haven't got pneumonia.

Well, it's wonderful
for a headache.

Look, you stay here, I'll go
along to the control cabin

and see if they can fix you up.

Miss Campbell's got
a bit of a hangover,

too many cocktails last night.

Can you let her
to have a whiff of oxygen?

- Haven't got any.
- No oxygen?

No reason to go
above 10,000 feet.

- Well, that's too bad.
- I'll fix her up with a cup

- of coffee, she'll be all right.
- Tell the air marshal

we'll be over Nagasaki
in 20 minutes.

- Okay. How are things going?
- A bit hazy.

Probably clear
when we get to the mainland.

Thanks.

Sorry, no oxygen,
try this coffee.

- Oh, thanks.
- Like an aspirin?

No thank you,
what happened to the oxygen?

Have all the crew got hangovers?

Oh, no, they don't carry it
on this route,

they don't need it.

The captain reports
we'll be over Nagasaki

in 20 minutes, sir.

Well, I hope it will be
clearer than this.

Will you ask the air marshal
if he'd mind coming along?

Right, skipper.

Captain says would you mind
coming up front please, sir?

Uh, sorry, sir, Nagasaki's
right down there below us.

- What's our altitude?
- 6,000, sir.

- Could we drop down?
- I think we'll find this stuff

- right down to the deck, sir.
- That's bad luck.

Lord Wainwright rather wanted
to see Nagasaki.

Well, we could play around
for a bit, sir, if you'd like?

It may clear.

No, I wouldn't do that.

Better set course for Hiroshima,

may be clear there.

Um, what's the distance?

160 miles, sir, matter of
an hour and ten minutes.

All right, well,
go ahead and do that.

Just connected with Tokyo.
What's it like over there?

They've got a lot of low cloud

but the front
appears to be moving.

Where are we?

Should be about halfway
across this inland sea.

I reckon we're about 70 miles
southwest of Hiroshima.

Uh-oh, looks like
Hiroshima's out too.

We can't risk going any lower.

There's some pretty high land
on kyushu, it rises to about

4,000 feet in places.

- Why not climb above it?
- Could do.

- Shall I have a go?
- All right.

Seven thousand feet, skipper.

Looks like it's clearing.

Good.

Oh, isn't it lovely?

- It's just like Switzerland.
- Yes.

Will you excuse me a moment?

One sometimes gets the idea

that one could land
on top of those clouds,

go for a walk on them.

I'm afraid you'd get
your feet wet.

Besides, walk on the clouds
wasn't in that dream.

No.

I was thinking about that
just now.

Does a thing like that
have to worry the pilot?

- Does he mind it?
- Oh, no,

it's all in a day's work.

Even so, I wouldn't breathe
a word to the captain

of an aircraft
about things like that dream.

But surely, it wouldn't worry
a man like that?

It's curious, but it can.

If a pilot gets the conviction
that he isn't going to survive,

gradually, the strain turns it
into an obsession.

Then one day, a crisis
comes along, something maybe

that he could get out of
without much difficulty,

but he says to himself,
"ah, this is it."

He accepts the inevitable
and goes down

without any attempt to survive.

Well, that's why
we don't talk about omens

or bad dreams in the air force.

They're the worst poison
a flying man can swallow.

It's gone, packed up.

What's the trouble?

Power supply has failed,
skipper.

Can you do anything about it?

Well, not till we get to Tokyo.

I think it's burned out.

What's the trouble?

Nothing.

The engineer spilled the coffee.

I think perhaps
you should know, sir,

that the radio is packed in.

Hiroshima doesn't look
too hopeful, does it?

No, I'm afraid not.

You better tell the air marshal

it looks as if we're
out of luck with Hiroshima

and I'm heading
direct for Tokyo.

Right.

Message from the pilot, sir,
there's no sign of a break

and we've just passed Hiroshima,

so he's set course for Tokyo.

Well, thank goodness for that.

I thought we'd get that, sir,
there was a high bank

of cloud right ahead.

Better get those old belts on.

It's all right,
we'll soon climb above it.

This is bad, sir,
it's coming in from the east.

What's you altitude now?

- 9,000, sir.
- No oxygen?

- Never needed it up till now.
- Yes, I know that,

but it's a bit rough
on the passengers.

That depends on the passengers.

Um, not that I know of.

Lord Wainwright
isn't a young man

but he looks pretty fit, I don't
know about the two new ones.

I didn't like the look
of Bennett much, sir.

Oh, well,
we'll just have to chance that.

What do you think, um,
try and climb above this?

I think so, sir.

It's all right, we'll soon
be out in the sun again.

But we're going high,
the air will be a bit thin

so sit quiet
and breathe steadily.

Fourteen thousand.

They aren't going to enjoy this
back there.

Maybe it's clear below.

I wouldn't want to go down
through this now.

We're beginning to ice up.

It's this...

Blasted bronchitis.

What's that?

We're collecting ice.

I don't think we can go
much higher.

So long as that ice keeps
flying off, we're all right.

These aircraft
are built for just that.

Oh, I can't stand this.

It's all right for you,
I got a chest.

Bronchitis.

I'm... I'm choking.

Take it easy,
it's no good fighting it.

I cannot take it easy.

I can't breathe.

You wait, I'll report this.

Now be quiet,
it's the same for all of us.

It's all that mucking
about 'round nag... nag...

We should be in Tokyo by now.

I'm afraid, skipper,
we'll have to go down.

There's a fellow back there
who'll pass out

if we stay up here much longer.

I had to climb,

keep running into this stuff.

Just on 19,000.

Reggie, take over.

Don't risk a blackout, Walker,
it's easy for it to happen

- without oxygen at this height.
- Okay, sir.

Well?

We've flown
2 hours and 25 minutes

since the radio passed out, sir.

On dead reckoning,
we should be over Tokyo.

We're estimating
for an easterly drift.

Has there been any change
in these cloud banks?

Any sign of a break?

None, sir,
except they get higher.

Each time we run into it,
we start icing up worse,

fight to hold altitude
and keep clear of it.

We'll have to risk it
and go down.

Tell them we're going down.

- Stay in there with them.
- Right, sir.

We're going down,
we... we may hit some bumps,

I'm worried about this ice, sir.

By the look of the passengers,
I'd advise you

to get down
as quickly as possible.

Yeah, that's just my trouble.

To do that, I'll have
to lower the undercart,

probably use the flaps as well.

Get as much drag as possible.

Well, that will dry us up,
won't they?

Well, that's just it.

And if it's freezing
down to ground level

we'll be in real trouble,

never be able to
control the plane.

Okay to go ahead now, sir.

We'll see how we go as we are.

There's no use, we'll shake
ourselves to bits at this rate.

Lower the undercarriage.

Give me quarter flap.

Now.

We'll try again.

Well done, Walker.

Let's hope it's not freezing
down to ground level.

Thirteen thousand.

Still icing up badly.

My ears,
they're turning inside out.

Mine too,
hold your nose and blow,

make them crack.

Oh, my ears!

Try swallowing, sir,
it might ease you.

Oh, shut up, can't you?

What do you know
about it anyway?

Nine thousand.

By my reckoning,
we should come down

somewhere southeast of Tokyo.

I hope.

Six thousand feet,
and if we hit a mountain,

we'll know you're wrong.

We're coming out of it.

It's the sea, I'm right.

There's a ship. Where?

There was a ship, over there
starboard in the mist.

There it is.

Wireless operator,
get your aldis lamp ready,

give him a signal.

If only I knew
where the thing was.

I'll take a circle 'round.

Well, you chaps seem well able
to cope with the situation,

I'll go back
and get out of your way.

Thank goodness,
it gives me the jitters

to have brass hats
breathing down my neck.

We'll fly due west
and pick up the coast.

Well, it seems
we've come down somewhere

southeast of Yokohama bay.

We should sight the coast soon.

But no thanks to the maniacs
driving this plane.

What's that ahead?

It is cloud?

That's land all right,
you don't get cloud that color.

Look, you can see the surf.

That's our first bit of luck
today, we might've been heading

to the middle of the pacific.

- Shall I go tell them, skipper?
- Hm?

Yes, good idea,
it will cheer them up.

It's all right, sir, land ahead.

Oh, I thought we should be
overland all the way.

So we should've been, sir,
but up there above the clouds

it's a bit difficult
to allow for crosswinds.

It's past 4:00.

We'd been inboard now
if we haven't mucked about.

Here a minute.

Look, I wired last night
to some chaps

telling them to meet me
at the imperial hotel, Tokyo.

Now, you might send
a radio message

saying I'll be there
in half an hour

and to book me two large rooms
with bath.

- I can't.
- Why not?

- No radio, it's broken down.
- Well, I'll be.

No radio, no oxygen.

You'll be telling me next
the ruddy plane

- hasn't any wings.
- But it hasn't.

I'll turn due south
down the coast

until you can pick up
a landmark, okay?

Okay with me, skip.

You better check the undercart
and the flaps.

Right.

Undercart"s okay, skipper.

That's a second
bit of luck today.

You can see the coastline
quite clearly now, look.

That's a sight for sore eyes.

It really seemed as though
that dream was coming true,

- didn't you feel it?
- I did.

Yet all the time
I kept saying to myself,

storm, darkness, snow,

as long as they didn't come,
I felt we were all right.

That's why I didn't tell you
the radio had broken down.

- You knew?
- Mm-hm.

I'm afraid I'd have died
if I'd known that.

How we are for fuel?

About an hour and a half's
flying, skipper.

Do you see anything yet?

Nothing to help so far.

Think I'll go back
for a smoke, skipper.

All right.

That's strange, skipper,
we're heading due north now.

Take over, Reggie.

- We could be going up here.
- Could be.

Keep a sharp lookout,
we gotta find our bearings soon.

What time's it get dark
in these parts?

Just before five.

About half an hour's time.

- How are things?
- Something down there, skipper!

It's a small village.

I still thought if we were
over the east coast of Japan,

we'd have passed over
one of the large towns

long before this.

I'm making some coffee, sir,
would you care for a cup?

We might just as well wait
till we get to the airport,

- don't you think?
- We may not be in just yet, sir.

- Why, what's happened?
- Well, it wasn't possible

to follow an exact course under
these bad flying conditions.

So we're following
the coast until we can

establish our position.

You mean, you don't know
where we are?

- I... I trust this is Japan?
- It's Japan all right, sir.

How do you know that, eh?

Because it couldnt be
anything else.

Well, from what I've seen
of your flying methods,

it could be China or blackpool,
for that matter.

Now look, I'm in a hurry,
I've got business to do.

You're... you're sure
we're following the coast

- in the right direction?
- Certain, sir.

How long is it since we started
to follow this coast?

Just under 100 miles, sir.

Well, these big town
are only 50 miles apart,

right along the coast.

We ought to have seen
one of them by now.

There's someplace
coming up right now, sir.

That's the place we passed
some time ago.

It couldn't be, sir,
it's impossible.

It's no good pretending.

It's the same place.

We must've flown
completely around an island.

There's only one big island
off of Japan

and that's off
the northwest coast.

Sado island, here.

It would take about 100 miles
to circle around it.

- How much longer can we fly?
- Not above half an hour, sir.

Well, then Tokyo's impossible,
that's 160 miles.

Nearest town on the mainland
is niigata

about 40 miles,
can we make that?

If we're lucky, sir,
we shall have a headwind.

Well, there's an airstrip
just inland from the town.

Well, that's our best plan,
do you agree?

Set your course on that,
straight across the island.

Well, I better go
and have a word with them

back in there.

107 magnetic.

Well, I expect you all want
to know what's happened.

Our radio failed soon after
we climbed above these clouds

this afternoon, we had to fly
blind for three hours

in the worst conditions.

In fact, everything considered
I think we're very lucky

to have found the coast at all.

But we're a long way
to the northwest of Tokyo,

and we shall have to land
on the nearest airstrip

on the mainland.

But surely, John,
isn't this the mainland?

No, no, this is sado island,
about 40 miles

from the mainland.

We're making straight
for the mainland now.

It's not a long crossing,
only about 20 minutes.

You'll see a town called niigata

and the airstrip just beyond.

It will be dark.

Yes, I expect so,
but we'll signal

and they'll see us in.

I'm sorry about all this,
it's just one of those things.

Something that nobody
could've helped.

Well, it can't be worse
than it's been,

I never mind
once I know where I am.

Why don't we land here
and stop the night?

Now, take a look for yourself.

If you landed there you'd stop
for more than a night.

You'd stop till someone
came and collected

what was left of you
in a sandbag.

There's something
coming up ahead.

Did you say there were
40 miles of open sea?

32, to be exact.

It looks like high cliffs.

Couldn't be, it's not
more than ten miles ahead.

It looks to me
more like a storm.

Well, there's no good
trying to dodge it,

we'll have to go
right through it.

Those passengers in there,
tell it's safety belts again.

Right, skipper.

Anyway, they'll need them
soon for landing.

Will you fix your safety belts
please, we're preparing

- for landing.
- The air marshal said

in about 20 minutes,
must we wear them so soon?

I think it's best, sir,
we may go through a patch

of rough weather in a moment.

Getting very dark, isn't it,
sounds barely safe.

I think it's the storm, sir,
it's right ahead.

We're not more than 20 miles
from the mainland now, though.

They kept talking about
the mainland.

They were in very heavy cloud.

It got darker and darker.

We are going very fast,
aren't we?

It's the storm
that's going fast, sir.

Can't last much longer,
not like that,

that's a real hurricane.

- Is that snow on the window?
- Yes, sir,

we get it like that sometimes
around here.

Storm, darkness, snow.

This is it, isn't it?

That's all rubbish.

The dream said we were lost,
and we're not lost.

So the Chinese
are right after all.

Things are preordained.

Maybe they are,
maybe Lindsay was right,

maybe everything is predestined.

But to go through life
believing that,

it would be stupid, a mockery,
a travesty of living.

Look, Robbie,
we've all been given

a brain and a mind
with which to shape our lives.

We can't just accept
what is to come

and do nothing about it.

It's our duty to life,
to live it to the utmost.

That's our duty to god.

You can't just give in, that's
too easy and just by saying,

"if my number's on it,
then I'm going to get it."

Well, that's why it was
so essential that the pilot

shouldn't know anything
about this dream.

If he'd known about that,
he'd...

He does know.

I told him.

Cloud, darkness, snow.

Got the lot now.

Well, that's what he said,
wasn't it, sir?

- Cloud, darkness, and snow?
- Now look, Walker,

you've gotta stop thinking
about all that now...

Pull up,
we're nearly in the seal!

Pull up!

Agh, that's what they are,
bloody mad men!

Turn around and take her back!

- You're mad, the whole...
- Now you sit down

- and keep quiet!
- Where's that pilot,

let me get at him,
he's not gonna murder me!

Thank you, gentlemen,
I think he'll be all right now

if you'll go back to your seats.

How's the fuel?

I'd say we have only
another 15 minutes left.

Look out... cliffs!

Storm, show,
cliffs, and a beach.

Port boost up.

This is it, sir, I shall have
to put her down on that beach.

You can't do that,
it will be suicide.

You must not put her down there,

it will be asking for disaster.

Put her down in the sea,
it's our only chance.

Bring her down in the sea,
I tell you!

I'm sorry, sir.

I'm in command of this plane,

and I'm going to put her down
on that beach.

You're quite right, captain.

Sorry.

We couldn't be in better hands.

- Engineer?
- Sir?

Okay, lads, you can all get
back now, you know the drill.

Good luck, skipper.

Good luck, skipper.

We're going to make
an emergency landing

but it's been done
many times before,

so there's no need
for undue alarm.

Uh, just tighten your straps and
brace on to whatever you can.

Right, you go in there.

Right you are, go ahead.

- All set in there, skipper.
- Right.

Here goes.

Ask the air marshal
to come forward, will you?

The beach is too short
for landing, sir.

Thank god for that.

I just noticed
a valley full of snow,

looks pretty flat,
probably paddy fields.

I'm gonna belly her down there.

Right, Walker, we'll I'll go
and see all is well behind.

Make it snappy, sir,
we haven't got much fuel left.

Well, Reggie?

No thanks, skipper,
you can have this one.

Good luck.

Yes, yes it's excellent.

What made me suggest
searching up there?

Well, it's our job
to use our brains, you know?

Thanks very much.

Not at all.

Bye.

The governor's
on the other phone, sir.

The governor! Right, thanks.

Good morning, your excellency.

I hear it was you who suggested

searching that remote area.

It must be a wonderful
thing to know

that you've saved
all those valuable lives.

Well, I only did my duty, sir.

Thank you very much,
sir, goodbye.

Commander Lindsay
to see you, sir.

Lindsay?

Oh, yes, of course.

- Right, show him in.
- Yes, sir.

Would you come in, sir?

- Hello, commander.
- Hello.

- Well, this is great news.
- Yes, it's good to know

that it's turned out all right.

I think some
of the credit for this

may to due to you.

Oh, no, the credit's yours,
not mine.

It's good of you
to put it like that.

After all,
I only described a scene,

it was you that ordered the
search of the northwest coast.

Yes, that's true.

Well, now that it's all over,
will you tell me

what made you describe it?

- Do you really want to know?
- Well, naturally.

- I had a dream.
- A dream?

Yes, I dreamt the whole thing,

and from what I hear it turned
out exactly as I dreamt it,

except for the last part.

Do you often have dreams
like that?

Oh, yes, as a matter of fact
I do.

- It must be very disturbing.
- Yes, it is rather.

Only this afternoon,
I'd dozed off

in the lounge
of the officers' club,

- I had another dream.
- What about?

- You.
- Me?

- Yes.
- What happened?

Oh, it wouldn't be fair
to tell you.

I think I ought to know.

No, I'd rather not, but, um...

If you do disappear...

I'll tell the authorities
where to go and look for you.